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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-1

…tion form referred to in article R. 752-6-2, a model of which is attached to this order, bears the letterhead of the prefecture in whose jurisdiction the authorisation is requested. II.-The form compr…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Personal activity account for self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed, their collaborating spouses and artists and authors

Article D5151-10-1

…L. 6331-65 and article L. 718-2-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. It is made up of : 1° The personal training account, under the conditions defined by articles L. 6323-25 to L. 6323-31…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: State diploma

Article D4391-1

I.-The following are set by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The programme and procedures for the preparatory training for the State diploma in nursing assistance ; 2° The conditions for awarding…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L936-11

In article L. 642-1, the obligation on the court to take account of the provisions contained in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 331-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code means the following prescri…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-2

…tual union for the reinsured companies and the name of this union. They may provide that rates are set by the union which is substituted for the reinsured companies under the conditions defined in Art…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27-2

…anting acquisition, naturalisation or reinstatement may be revoked with the assent of the Conseil d'Etat within two years of their publication in the Journal officiel if the applicant does not meet th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-38

Only the members mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 6156-2 take part in the vote. Substitutes only have the right to vote in the absence of the full members they are replacing. The Board of Governor…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional leagues

Article L132-2

…mpanies, promoting respect for sporting fairness and contributing to the economic regulation of competitions, federations which have set up a professional league shall set up a body within their feder…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of activities.

Article L7232-6

The legal entities or sole proprietorships referred to in Articles L. 7232-1, L. 7232-1-1 and L. 7232-1-2 may carry out their activity in the following ways: 1° Placing workers with natural persons wh…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-67

The General Meeting appoints one or more statutory auditors for a term of six financial years.The following persons may not be appointed as auditors of a company governed by this section1° The founder…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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